परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām |dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge ||
- परित्राणाय · paritrāṇāya
- for the protection
- साधूनाम् · sādhūnām
- of the good
- विनाशाय · vināśāya
- for the destruction
- च · ca
- and
- दुष्कृताम् · duṣkṛtām
- of the evil-doers
- धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय · dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya
- for the firm establishment of dharma
- सम्भवामि · sambhavāmi
- I appear
- युगे युगे · yuge yuge
- age after age
“For the protection of the good, for the destruction of evil-doers, and for the firm establishment of dharma — I appear age after age.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Goodness gets protected and cruelty gets checked, again and again through time.
The threefold mission balances rescue, judgment, and restoration — protection first, destruction only instrumental. Yuge yuge makes this a standing rhythm of time, not a one-time event. Arjuna's own war is framed as one such moment of repair. Like monsoon drains cleared each year before the rains to keep the whole neighbourhood safe.
— Reader's notes (original)